Psychology Major & Minor
Psychology is a popular major at many universities across the country, largely because psychological issues permeate our everyday lives; an understanding of how and why humans are affected by mental processes can benefit graduates in a variety of career fields. Psychology majors become adept professionals in clinical and counseling settings, medicine, law, politics, education and business.
The psychology major offers a challenging curriculum that integrates theoretical study, empirical investigation and practical application. Because faculty members have a wide range of expertise in adulthood and aging, child development, clinical psychology, cognition and emotion, history, neuroscience, psycholinguistics, social psychology and women’s studies, students receive a comprehensive education that prepares them well for careers or post-graduate study.
Richmond psychology graduates are routinely admitted to excellent graduate programs, both in psychology and other fields in which students have developed interests.
The Department of Psychology offers both a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of science degree in psychology in addition to an interdisciplinary major in cognitive science. There is also an interdisciplinary concentration in neuroscience.
The Bachelor of Science Degree
Note: The grade point average of the department-specific and related-area coursework comprising the major must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.7).
14 units, including:
PSYC-100 Introduction to Psychological Science
PSYC-200 Methods and Analyses
PSYC-299 Integrated Topics
PSYC-300 Methods and Analyses Core Project
One course from Psychology 310-Psychology 329
One course from Psychology 330-Psychology 349
One course in the Psychology 444-Psychology 449 series
Three electives at the 300 or 400 level
MATH-211 Calculus I
MATH-212 Calculus II
One unit, chosen from:
One unit, chosen from:
Note: No more than one unit of PSYC-299 may be applied to the 10 units required in psychology. No more than one unit of internship and two units of 300-level research coursework (PSYC-300 and/or PSYC-361) may be applied to the major.
The Bachelor of Arts Degree
Note: The grade point average of the department-specific and related-area coursework comprising the major must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.7).
10 units, including:
PSYC-100 Introduction to Psychological Science
PSYC-200 Methods and Analyses
PSYC-299 Integrated Topics
PSYC-300 Methods and Analyses Core Project
One course from Psychology 310-Psychology 329
One course from Psychology 330-Psychology 349
One course in the Psychology 444-Psychology 449 series
Three electives at the 300 or 400 level
Note: No more than one unit of PSYC-299 may be applied to the 10 units required in psychology. No more than one unit of internship and two units of 300-level research coursework (PSYC-300 and/or PSYC-361) may be applied to the major.
The Psychology Minor
Note: The grade point average of the coursework comprising the minor must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.7).
Seven units, including:
PSYC-100 Introduction to Psychological Science
PSYC-200 Methods and Analyses
PSYC-299 Integrated Topics
One course from Psychology 310-Psychology 329
One course from Psychology 330-Psychology 349
Two electives at the 300 or 400 level
Note: No more than one unit of 300-level research coursework (PSYC-300 and/or PSYC-361) may be applied to the minor.
